be·strew (b -str  )tr.v. be·strewed, be·strewed or be·strewn (-str n), be·strew·ing, be·strews 1. To strew (a surface) with things so as to cover it: The crowd bestrewed the streets with confetti. 2. To lie scattered over or about: Books and papers bestrewed the desk. [Middle English bistrewen, from Old English bestr  owian : be-, be- + strowian, to strew; see strew.] |
bestrew [bɪˈstruː]
vb -strews, -strewing, -strewed ; -strewn, -strewed
(tr) to scatter or lie scattered over (a surface)
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bestrew [bɪˈstruː] (bestrewed (pt) (bestrewed or bestrewn (pp))) VT (liter) [+ things] → desparramar, esparcir; [+ surface] → sembrar, cubrir (with de)
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